On his weekly SiriusXM Radio show, Madden used the Jets' backup quarterback as a point of reference for RGIII's brilliant NFL debut with the Redskins over the weekend, the Washington Post reported.

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Needless to say, it wasn't the most flattering comparison.

"(Griffin) reminded me of a Tim Tebow that can pass," the Hall of Famer said, without a hint of irony.

"Tim Tebow, when he was playing for Denver last year, he would tend to freeze the defenses, because they weren't sure if it was run or pass, if he was gonna hand off or run. I mean, he couldn't pass like RGIII — (Griffin) can throw the ball — but he has a tendency to freeze the defense."

And this isn't even the first time this week that Griffin has been compared to Tebow. Remember "Tebowing"? Well, there was a half-hearted effort online to start a "Griffining" trend inspired by the rookie QB's pose — rear end on the turf, arms raised signaling touchdown, index fingers pointed towards the sky — following his 88-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Garcon.

Madden's gushing over Griffith didn't end with the Tebow comparisons. The most famous color commentator in football went on to call the Redskins rookie sensation "the best player in the NFL today."

John Madden thinks highly of Robert Griffin III. (Mike Cassese/REUTERS)

Pretty high praise for a quarterback with only one pro game under his belt. But after last-year's Heisman Trophy winner threw 320 yards — completing 73 percent of his passes — and two touchdowns in Washington's 40-32 season-opening victory against the New Orleans Saints, Madden isn't the only one to jump on the RGIII bandwagon.

Fellow football pundit Steve Mariucci, of the NFL Network, called Griffith "the most athletic quarterback this league has ever seen," while ESPN Radio analyst Mike Ditka also raved about the 22-year-old.

"I'm saying, right now, Robert Griffin is pretty special."

Griffin has already racked up the first award of his young career after being named the NFC's offensive player of the week — a first for a rookie quarterback.